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Top-placing burger makers to be celebrated June 20 to 27

Inquiring minds want to know: What’s your favorite burger in Burque? Weekly Alibi is hosting our first ever Burque Burger Week, which will showcase the city’s favorite burgermeisters as nominated by you, our lovely readers. The winning restaurants will each craft a special burger that they’ll only serve from June 20 to June 27. Nominations are open now, from May 23 to June 6. Flame on!

Council also celebrates Ramadan, discusses nukes in town

By Carolyn Carlson

City Council topics included approval of a new $577 million fiscal year general fund budget, shout-outs to local teachers, active and retired firefighters, and a long-awaited recognition to the local Islamic community in honor of Ramadan.

Artechouse brings new experiences and mediums to Albuquerque

Place is unpacked at Sanitary Tortilla

By Maggie Grimason

Still Moving, with its works by two Albuquerque-rooted artists, examines the world outside: how we interact with landscapes both urban and pastoral and integrate ourselves into them, making home wherever we go.

Justice League for free, go to some fun food-and-movie pairings, see the "Shirts!" short or party like it's Y2K software modification billing day at the “Budgeting & Accounting for the Film Industry" talk.

Big shake to the land that’s enchanted

By August March

Mixtapes were shared and Albuquerque got a new sound. For realz indie rock came into its own in Burque at the end of the ’80s, as the cover band/yacht rock scene propagated by Joe Bufalino and John Cline came to its end.

What could be a better combination?

Summertime: when food just tastes better outdoors

By Robin Babb

Dining and drinking al fresco is one of the things I look forward to for the whole five months a year it’s too cold to do so. Eating outdoors is just magically conducive to slowing down and thoroughly enjoying your food and the company you’re sharing it with.

The Merc With a Mouth comes again

By Devin D. O’Leary

If you have no idea who freakin’ Shatterstar is, you’re still going to get some rock solid belly laughs out of Deadpool 2, but the deeper your knowledge of early-’90s comic books, the more you’re going to feel fan-serviced.

A recent case has highlighted the usefulness of a training program for identifying markers of child abuse and human trafficking; MVD admits that improper training led some of its clerks to deny driver's authorization cards to eligible residents; PED will increase funding for the pre-K program.

Hit the road or stay at home, it’s all fun in the sun

Anatomy of an Alibi cover

By Valerie Serna

The incredible cover for v27 i18 was created by our resident graphic designer, Corey Yazzie. When asked what his creative process is, Corey explained, "I'm trying to join dream imagery with ordinary waking moments. I like to use something funny and unexpected to draw the viewer into a hidden world that lives everywhere all the time."

Candidates flaky on legal cannabis

By Joshua Lee

Every gubernatorial candidate but Apodaca seems to have trouble perusing the growing body of research and data pertaining to the positive effects cannabis has had on the states where it's legal, but the constant refrain of “need more research” means they must be missing a few studies here and there.